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Murphys Estates, South Carolina

Community in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Murphys Estates

Index 74, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Aiken-Augusta - SC and GA (SC), 16 miles off.

74Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)74Moderate-
  • Ozone43Good53 ppb11.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb11.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 80, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Murphys Estates

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Murphys Estates, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 7 miles Sat 4 AM.

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On the radar over Murphys Estates, South CarolinaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Murphys Estates, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-25 @ I-20SC014

Beside a road/3.0 mi away/499 ft/63 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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AikenAIK

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/528 ft/34 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank212of 1,128

measured daily2 instruments

North Augusta 6.5 NNESC-ED-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/520 ft/42 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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N Augusta 7NWNAGS1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/279 ft/283 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank799of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Aiken, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Murphys Estates, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Aiken, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIKFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIKENSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAiken, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

83.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Aiken: temperature 83.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIKFIG. B THE AIR AT AIKENTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 83.0 FDEW POINT 61.0 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEAiken, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Aiken, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIKFIG. C THE WIND AT AIKENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAiken, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aiken, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Carolina

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Murphys Estates

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Near Murphys Estates

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